All articles by Saad Ahmed
Saad Ahmed
Metro Bank lending up 73% to £5.2bn
Metro Bank has increased lending by 73% year-on-year to £5.193bn (5809.7bn), according to its Q3 trading update.
Bailey promises greater transparency as FCA launches Future Mission
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched what it has described as its future mission, as Andrew Bailey, chief executive officer of the FCA, admitted greater transparency of the regulator would lead to it becoming more effective.
Secure Trust provides £750k invoice finance to UK ventilation cleaning business
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided an invoice finance facility worth £750,000 (£840,830) to Ventilation Surveys & Services.
Ultimate Finance appoints Curtis regional director asset finance
Ultimate Finance has appointed Neil Curtis as regional director of asset finance.
Raiffeisen-Leasing completes 440m securitisation transaction
The Austrian lessor Raiffeisen-Leasing has completed a 440m (£391.7m) securitisation transaction with the support of the EIB Group.
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ELFF: US equipment finance market to exceed $1trn this year
The equipment finance market in the US will grow by 1.31% to $1.03trn (920bn) in 2016, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.
Cambridge & Counties Bank appoints Hilyer as business development manager
Cambridge & Counties Bank has appointed Simon Hilyer as business development manager for the North and Scotland.
Capitalflow pledges 300m for Irish SMEs
Capitalflow has announced that it will provide 300m (£269m) worth of funding to Irish small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to news reports.
Arval joins hydrogen fleet trial
Arval UK has joined a scheme to promote hydrogen fuel cell technology in cars.
FLA and NACFB to speak at broker trade show
Leasing trade bodies the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) and the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) are to speak at a UK broker trade show for commercial finance.